The Year in Wisdom

Our staff — and listeners — on the best advice of 2024.

We’re closing December’s 31 days by looking back at the best wisdom shared with Times reporters, editors and columnists in 2024.

Thank you for joining us for the past 31 days of holiday reflections and delights. We are closing out this December series by sharing today’s episode of The Daily.

Melissa Kirsch, The New York Times’s deputy editor of Culture and Lifestyle, talks with Times reporters, editors and columnists whose jobs involve thinking about how we live, and how we might live better.

First, she speaks with Philip Galanes, who writes the Social Q’s column, on what makes good advice. Then, Jancee Dunn, a reporter on the Well desk, shares some of the most useful tips she has gleaned this year. Finally, Daniel Jones, who has edited the Modern Love column for more than 20 years, reflects on the lessons he has learned about love.

And we hear from listeners about the best advice they received this year.